Chris Shields says Matthew Orr is in the Linfield team on merit after impressing this season
Chris Shields is predicting Matthew Orr's meteoric rise to continue as interest in the teenage Linfield defender grows.
The 17-year-old announced himself on the big stage coming off the bench to score on his competitive debut for Linfield against Stjarnan in the UEFA Conference League qualifiers back in July. "Matty's been brilliant for us and is well-worth his position in the team," said Shields. "He's not there because people are injured, if he's fit he's keeping players out of the team and that's a credit to himself.
"I remember Matty training, he was a sleight kid then, but I had to do a double take in training questioning if it was the same person because he has filled out over the last couple of years. He's met everything head on and his skill level at one-on-one defending is one of the best I've seen.
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